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Prosecutors say two men ‘knowingly and willfully’ used California-based company to evade export controls on AI chips.Authorities in the United States have charged two Chinese citizens with shipping tens of millions of dollars’ worth of advanced Nvidia chips to China in breach of export controls.Chuan Geng and Shiwei Yang are alleged to have “knowingly and willfully” exported the graphic processing units (GPUs) used to power artificial intelligence without authorisation from October 2022 to July 2025, the US Department of Justice said on Tuesday.Export records indicate that Geng and Yang, both 28, organised at least 21 shipments through their El Monte,…

The Cleveland Browns are expected to start rookie Shedeur Sanders at quarterback for the team’s preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, sources told ESPN.Sanders was selected in the fifth round of this year’s draft and was the second quarterback the Browns picked behind Dillon Gabriel, who was taken in the third round. The two rookies have been in a competition for Cleveland’s QB1 spot along with veterans Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett. Former Pro Bowler Tyler Huntley also signed with the team this week.Editor’s PicksThough Sanders has gotten the fewest reps with the team’s starters so far at…

On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump posted a threat on his social media platform Truth Social to “federalize” the District of Columbia, citing claims of gang violence. He also shared a photo of a bloodied, shirtless man sitting in the street. Soon after, Elon Musk tweeted that a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer was “beaten to the point of concussion” by an alleged gang in DC. Police reports obtained by WIRED confirm that the alleged victim in question was Edward Coristine, the 19-year-old software engineer who has gone by “Big Balls” online and was one of DOGE’s earliest operatives.According…

ESPN and the NFL are helping to rewrite the playbook for keeping sports-media sustainable. In an unorthodox maneuver, the league will take a minority stake in the giant Disney sports outlet, which will gain control over NFL Network and the NFL RedZone highlights service, in addition to three pro-football games that were being shown via the NFL’s own cable assets. The tie-up is likely to boost the appeal of a new direct-to-consumer streaming service ESPN plans to unveil in the weeks leading up to the next NFL season — a service that would be turbo-charged over time if it included…

A dental practice in Nottinghamshire says it has been told it cannot offer NHS treatment because there is deemed to be “no need” for it in the area.Toothbank aims to open in The Square, Beeston, later this month, offering private care but has been unable to obtain an NHS contract from the local integrated care board (ICB).Practice director Traceyanne Smith said she was told at a meeting in March that it would not be given any contracts and since then, further attempts to contact officials had not had a response. A spokesperson for the NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire ICB said…

The Cleveland Browns plan to give Shedeur Sanders the start at quarterback in their preseason opener Friday at the Carolina Panthers, Cleveland.com and ESPN reported Tuesday.The news comes just one day after Cleveland listed Sanders as its QB4 on the unofficial depth chart for the week and reportedly signed free agent QB Tyler Huntley.However, Kenny Pickett and Sanders’ fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel are both dealing with hamstring injuries, and the team’s other quarterback, 40-year-old Joe Flacco, does not have much to prove in a preseason setting.It’s unclear how severe Pickett’s and Gabriel’s injuries are. Sanders and Huntley may split the…

Sales automation startup Clay has raised a $100 million Series C at a $3.1 billion valuation in a round led by CapitalG, confirming TechCrunch’s report from June. The financing follows a $1.25 billion Series B round from six months ago and a $1.5 billion Sequoia-led tender offer announced a couple of months ago, which allowed most employees to sell some of their shares. The latest deal brings Clay’s total funding to $204 million. Existing investors Meritech Capital, Sequoia Capital, First Round Capital, BoxGroup, and Boldstart also participated in the Series C, and a new backer, Sapphire Ventures, joined the round.…

Here are the key events on day 1,259 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Wednesday, August 6:Fighting Russian forces launched attacks on six settlements in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said, with three people killed and 10 injured in the village of Lyman and the town of Vovchansk. Russian forces also shelled a railway station in the town of Lozova, killing a duty mechanic. Four other railway workers were among the 10 people injured, Syniehubov said. Russian forces launched 431 air attacks on 16 settlements in Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region, killing four people and wounding…

78 Shoprite Holdings, Africa’s largest supermarket chain, is gradually winding down operations in more African countries as it shifts attention back to its core market in South Africa. According to analysts on Tuesday, the move is part of a larger strategy by the retail giant to consolidate its business and reduce risks linked to operating in volatile African economies. The retailer, which once dominated grocery retail across Africa with outlets in about 15 countries, has started pulling out of several markets, including Malawi and Ghana. This follows earlier exits from Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Madagascar.…

The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with the government in Lima recently naming it a federal district.Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the neighbouring country of Peru of annexing a disputed island on the Amazon River, resuscitating a longstanding disagreement between the two nations.In a social media post on Tuesday, Petro said that Peru had acted to “unilaterally” assert control over the small island of Santa Rosa in a recent congressional vote.“The Peruvian government has just appropriated it by law,” Petro wrote on the social media platform X.He added that Peru’s actions…